CAT Analytics Innovation Specialist

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a CAT Analytics Innovation Specialist to enhance their reinsurance operations. This role involves leveraging programming skills to develop tools and improve efficiencies in risk assessment. The successful candidate will be pivotal in creating portfolio exposure models and establishing analysis procedures. With a focus on client relationships and innovative solutions, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the field of catastrophe analytics. Join a collaborative team that values resilience and proactive risk management in an ever-changing landscape.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance (4x salary)

Income protection

Health cash plan or private medical insurance

Volunteering days

Stock purchase plans

Gym memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in London/global insurance markets with knowledge of (re)insurance business.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to process improvements and manage projects.
• Coach and review work of junior staff and lead small project teams.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Programming skills (SQL, VBA, R)

Knowledge of reinsurance structures

Client-facing skills

Tools

RMS

AIR

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26.04.2025

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10.06.2025

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Overview

CAT Analytics Innovation Specialist – Gallagher Re - London (City)

The Company: Gallagher Re

At Gallagher Re, we help ensure our clients have the right protection in place so that when the unexpected happens, it is not catastrophic for their business. We think of ourselves as enabling resilience in an uncertain world. We analyze risk from different perspectives, working with our clients at each stage of risk identification, mitigation, and transfer. We ensure they have the capacity to react to extreme events in a disciplined and organized manner.

The Team: Catastrophe Analytics

The Catastrophe Analytics team, embedded within the broking unit, assists clients in analyzing risks from natural perils and catastrophes across all product classes.

The Role: CAT Analytics Innovation Specialist

This role is for a technically skilled individual with CAT experience to join our reinsurance business, focusing on creating efficiencies, developing tools, enhancing programming, and supporting data management through dashboards and visualization tools. The successful candidate will develop portfolio exposure models, establish analysis procedures, and apply their expertise to advance our CAT operations.

How you'll make an impact

The skills and experience:

• Contribute to process improvements.
• Manage products, systems, and/or projects/processes.
• Address function-related problems, sometimes complex.
• Coach and review work of junior staff.
• Achieve operational targets impacting function-level results.
• Lead small project teams and train junior staff as needed.
• Apply best practices to improve products, services, or processes.
• Resolve complex problems where precedent may not exist.

About You

The requirements:

• Experience in London/global insurance markets with knowledge of (re)insurance business.
• Understanding reinsurance structures, ideally within UK Property market.
• Interest in client-facing roles and leading analytics relationships.
• Working knowledge of at least one vendor model (RMS, AIR).
• Ability to demonstrate innovative risk assessment applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills, especially programming skills (SQL, VBA, R).

Compensation and Benefits

Along with a competitive salary, we offer:

• Minimum 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy extra days.
• Defined contribution pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Life insurance (4x salary, up to 10x).
• Income protection (up to 50% of income, options to top-up).
• Health cash plan or private medical insurance.
• Additional benefits include volunteering days, stock purchase plans, share incentive plans, critical illness cover, gym memberships, season ticket loans, voucher discounts, family care, and more.